Upper Westholme, Somerset Weather
About Upper Westholme, Somerset
Upper Westholme emerges from the Somerset landscape as a cluster of quiet stone dwellings that hold the morning light with a particular, pale clarity. It lies 2.7 miles west-south-west of Shepton Mallet (from Shepton Mallet: bearing 239°T, OS grid ST 580 413), and is situated west-north-west of Pilton village. High above the rooftops, the rising slopes of Stoodly Hill catch the wind, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields towards the hamlet’s boundaries. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, low-lying moisture of the Redlake, which traces a winding path through the heavy clay soil nearby. Time in Upper Westholme moves in accordance with the slow rotation of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centres. Ancient hedgerows border the narrow lanes, their tangled branches serving as a living archive of the region’s agricultural heritage. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and limestone, a reminder of the bedrock that anchors these homes to the earth. Through the changing seasons, Upper Westholme remains a place of deliberate stillness, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the weight of modern artifice.
Flight conditions near Upper Westholme. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Upper Westholme and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Upper Westholme, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Westholme, Somerset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Upper Westholme includes coordinates 51.169853, -2.601238, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Upper Westholme is available on the Upper Westholme map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.